The ICC World Cricket League is a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status, administered by the International Cricket Council. All associate and affiliate members of the ICC are eligible to compete in the league system, which features a promotion and relegation structure between divisions. The league system has two main aims: to provide a qualification system for the World Cup that can be accessed by all associate and affiliate members, and as an opportunity for these sides to play international one-day matches against teams of similar standards.
Singapore started off in the Division Five tournament in Jersey, Singapore finished fifth after beating Botswana in a play-off, Singapore did beat Afghanistan during the first round, who went on to win the tournament. In August 2009, Singapore hosted and won Division Six of the World Cricket League, going through the tournament undefeated and winning promotion back to Division Five. In the division Five in Nepal, Singapore by a streak of bad luck failed to qualify for Division Four finishing third in the round robin by an inferior run rate of 0.004 to hosts Nepal.

Having stayed at Division 5, Singapore will now look to progress in the world cricket league in the World Cricket League Division Five, which will be hosted by Singapore in February 2012.

The teams that will take part in the World Cricket League Division Five to be hosted in Singapore are:

  •  Cayman Islands (5th in 2010 World Cricket League Division Four)

  •  Argentina (6th in 2010 World Cricket League Division Four)

  •  Bahrain (3rd in 2010 World Cricket League Division Five)

  •  Singapore (4th in 2010 World Cricket League Division Five)

  •  Guernsey (1st in 2011 World Cricket League Division Six)

  •  Malaysia (2nd in 2011 World Cricket League Division Six)


SINGAPORE’s History in the ICC World Cricket League

2008   Division Five in Jersey

            Finished 3rd in Group A

            Relegated to Regional Competitions.

2009   Division Six in Singapore

            Won the Division 6 having stayed unbeaten through out the tournament.

            Promoted to Division Five

2010   Division Five in Nepal

            Finished 4th after failing to qualify in the final by an inferior NRR of 0.004 to Nepal

            Remain in Division Five

2012   Division Five in Singapore